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Last Acronym:
High Efficiency Particulate Arrestance
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and enter the surrounding air.
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You're wrong about failure. That's right, I said, "You're wrong." Even if you aren't, it's very likely that someone you work with is wrong about the common misconception of failure. Think about your last environmental, health, and safety (EHS) audit. I'll bet at the first hint of an auditor's finding, you or someone else from your team, with little, if any, thought or consideration, fought tooth-and-nail with the auditor about the legitimacy of the potential finding. In my 20 years of experience doing both EHS compliance and systems audits, I see it all the time at organizations of various shapes, sizes, and ranges. But why?
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New OSHA Rule to Create "Largest Publicly Available Dataset on Work Injuries and Illnesses"
OSHA issued a final rule requiring employers in high-hazard industries to electronically submit OSHA injury and illness data that employers are already required to keep under existing OSHA regulations (OSHA Forms 300, 300A, 301). The new regulation will take effect August 10, 2016, with phased in data submissions beginning in 2017.
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EPA Releases First-Ever Rule to Cut Methane Emissions in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector
On May 12th, the EPA released its first-ever regulation to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector.
The new rule applies to new, modified, and reconstructed oil and natural gas operations. The final standard is expected to capture 460,000 metric tons of methane by 2025.
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OSHA Technical Manual Now Includes Chapter on Fall Protection in Construction
AIHA.Org - A new chapter for the OSHA Technical Manual
on fall protection in construction provides technical information on fall prevention, fall arrest systems, and hazard assessment, as well as detailed images of protection equipment. According to OSHA, the chapter will help agency compliance officers conduct inspections in the construction industry.
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New Fact Sheet: Procedures for Confined Space Emergency Response Plans
OSHA has released a new Fact Sheet intended to specify procedures to help employers develop and implement emergency response plans for workers in permit-required confined spaces.
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New Technology is Helping Regulators Know Which of the 80,000 Manufactured Chemicals Pose Risks
EHS Today
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New computer-based data analysis will make it possible to start defining levels at which chemicals might cause harm to humans and then to select those chemicals in the environment that should be more fully assessed.
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During Workers' Memorial Week, Safety Advocates Call for Stronger Protections
Safety and Health Magazine - In recognition of Workers' Memorial Week, which took place April 23-30, the AFL-CIO, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health and other organizations called for better protections for workers. Read More
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